Peanut Butter Noodles (Ban Mian) Recipe
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Peanut Butter Noodles (Ban Mian) Recipe

1 serving
Slicked with soy sauce, sesame oil, and melted peanut butter, these noodles are rich, savory, and nutty—and take just 10 minutes to make.

Ingredients

  • creamy peanut butter spread

    such as Skippys, 1 1/4 ounces; 35 g

    2 tbsp
  • lard
    1 tsp
  • garlic oil

    see notes

    1 tbsp
  • dark soy sauce
    1 tsp
  • sesame oil
    1 tsp
  • fresh wide noodles

    preferably thick, chewy wonton noodles such as Twin Marquis

    4 oz
  • scallions

    white and green parts, 1 ounce; 30 g

    2

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine peanut butter and lard. Microwave on high power, stirring every 10 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 45 seconds. (Alternatively, nest a metal bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.)

    Step 1
  2. 2

    Add garlic oil, dark soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil to peanut butter mixture, whisking to combine.

    Step 2
  3. 3

    Add noodles to pot of boiling water and cook until just shy of al dente, about 5 minutes; noodles should be cooked through and pleasantly chewy.

    Step 3
  4. 4

    Reserve 1/4 cup of noodle cooking water. Using a colander, drain noodles. Whisk 1 1/2 tablespoons noodle cooking water into peanut butter mixture. (If sauce is too thick, add additional noodle cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until sauce is loose enough to evenly coat noodles.) Immediately transfer noodles and scallions to the bowl with the sauce, tossing to evenly coat. Serve immediately.

    Step 4
Peanut Butter Noodles (Ban Mian) Recipe
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Peanut Butter Noodles (Ban Mian) Recipe

10 min1 serving582 cal

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